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THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL SUNDAY (5/1/16)

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL SUNDAY (5/1/16)

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by: TheWoodlandsTXDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 7 Site Admin  OP 
~ 7 years ago   Apr 29, '16 5:23pm  
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL SUNDAY (5/1/16)
 
***A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...FORTBEND...GRIMES...HARRIS...HOUSTON...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SANJACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...WASHINGTON AND WHARTON.***
 
UNUSUALLY MOIST TROPICAL AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. STORMS WILL DEVELOP TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THEN EXPAND INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND ANY RAINFALL WILL RAPIDLY CONVERT TO RUNOFF. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF INTENSE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR. THESE STORMS MAY BECOME ANCHORED IN AN EAST TO WEST BAND WITH STORMS MOVING NORTH NORTH COLLIDING WITH THE BOUNDARY AND PROBABLY INTENSIFYING RAIN RATES. WHERE THE BOUNDARY SETS UP IS STILL DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT BUT PROBABLY IN THE ZONE BETWEEN THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR AND COLLEGE STATION AND HUNTSVILLE. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES SHOULD BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES. STREET FLOODING MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD IN THE WATCH AREA AND TRAVEL OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED. RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA MAY QUICKLY FLOOD WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL. STAY INFORMED ON THE WEATHER OVERNIGHT.
 
THE RAINS SHOULD GRADUALLY MOVE OUT OF THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MORE STORMS MAY FORM SUNDAY AND THEN ANOTHER SYSTEM ARRIVES MONDAY AND TUESDAY BRINGING MORE RAINFALL.
 
STREETS, BAYOUS, STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACTS FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. MOTORISTS AND PERSONS WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD STAY ADO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.BREAST OF THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS IN PLACE WHEN THE HEAVY RAIN ARRIVES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
 
forecast.weather.gov /showsigwx.php?warnz one=TXZ199&warncount y=TXC339&firewx
 

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sillystring Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 7 years ago   Apr 29, '16 6:53pm  
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Makk9 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 7 years ago   Apr 29, '16 7:08pm  
Depressing weather
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UKMatt Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 7 years ago   Apr 30, '16 5:24pm  
Depressing weather

@Makk9 :
 
It's been snowing here for 2 days!.. Too warm for it to stick thankfully...
 
Houston seems to have had a particularly rough start to the spring... Stay dry!
 
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cabeuser Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 7 years ago   Apr 30, '16 5:46pm  
The rain stopped by about 9 and the sun has been out all day! Lol
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~ 7 years ago   Apr 30, '16 7:03pm  
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~ 7 years ago   May 1, '16 9:35am  
Sorry Silly! Did you have any flooding?
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